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Ideal Emulation Rigs?
DillonFoulds:
I'm gonna be coming up with 3 generic Showcase Dynamo cabs that I'm going to MAME for a few guys at work, and in the process I'm looking to upgrade my MAME machine as well.
Show me your ideal newegg shopping carts! I want to be able to emulate most (obviously excluding Midway/Vegas777 games) fluidly. I'll be loading up a HUGE hyperspin wheel as well.
Ideally I'm looking for...
2TB HDD (Should be enough for what I have in mind)
2gb Ram (Shouldn't need more, should I?)
Mobo/CPU Combo (Here's where I'm really looking for tips)
Video Cards (I guess if I'm running PSX, DC, and N64 emulators, I should have beefier cards, no?)
So I'm looking to order 4 identical rigs. What do you guys suggest?
Edit:
Not sure this will work, but...
https://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=14247905
Crazy Cooter:
--- Quote from: DillonFoulds on November 08, 2010, 09:17:46 pm ---Not sure this will work, but...
https://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=14247905
--- End quote ---
Didn't work. What's the budget?
DillonFoulds:
Cheaper is better, but I wouldn't be opposed to sacrifice price for performance. Ideally something that sits in around 400$ or less.
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 2TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Model #:HD204UI
Item #:N82E16822152245
$109.99
MSI 740GM-P25 AM3 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Model #:740GM-P25
Item #:N82E16813130288
$54.99
Kingston ValueRAM 1GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory
Model #:KVR1333D3N9/1G
Item #:N82E16820134657
$40.98
AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
Model #:ADX620WFK42GI
Item #:N82E16819103705
$89.99
Subtotal: $295.95
Prices in Canuckistan Bucks
Thenasty:
go for the TOP PROCESSOR if you can afford it
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0331322
This should be enought for all those hungry CPU games you want to play. :cheers:
newmanfamilyvlogs:
Currently there are diminishing returns past 2 cores in MAME, a higher clock speed is more advantageous:
Consider this (Taken from NewEgg.ca):
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822136514
$119.90
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ
Item #: N82E16820231098
$55.99
Subtotal: $175.89
ASRock A785GM-LE/128M AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813157179
$59.99
AMD Athlon II X2 260 Regor 3.2GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor ADX260OCGMBOX
Item #: N82E16819103873
$73.99
Subtotal: $133.98
Total: 289.97
Still need a Power supply and a video card, however.
DDR2 is cheaper than DDR3.